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Kim Werker

About[caption id="" align="alignright" width="266" caption="Whistler, BC, 2008 (Photo Greg Werker)"][/caption] Iâ€™m a writer, editor, blogger, crafter, speaker and brainstormer. Although I do most of those things out of true love or compulsion, I like to get paid to do them, too. My current crazed obsession focus is on the Mighty Ugly project, which I launched in April 2010. I run crafts workshops to help people free their minds and unleash their creativity, whether they see themselves as crafty or not. Go on over to that site to learn more about it, and to see what kinds of awesome ugly creatures people have created. In late 2008, I left my job as editor of Interweave Crochet magazine and I sold CrochetMe.com, which I had launched in 2004 and which grew first as an online magazine and then as a fabulous community of innovative crocheters from all over the world. Selling the site resulted in what I like to think of as my paid-for-in-advance 2009, a yearlong hiatus during which I wrote whatever I wanted to write, spent a lot of time with friends and family, and generally mulled over what I wanted to work on next. At the end of myâ€¦
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WritingIn December 2004, I received an unexpected email from an editor at Wiley who wanted to know if Iâ€™d like to write a book. Here are the resulting products (in reverse chronological order) of several years spent adventuring in the world of crafts publishing: Crocheted Gifts: Irresistable Projects to Make and Give (Interweave Press, 2009), by Kim Werker A collection of projects from todayâ€™s most popular crochet designers, Crocheted Gifts includes 25 designs suited for gift-givingâ€”even if the recipient is you. From baby gifts to mittens for the whole family, from home decor to fancy lace, this book is full of perfect projects for every occasion. Featured designers include: Kathy Merrick Karen Drouin (who blogged about the book here) Kristin Omdahl (who blogged about the book here) Katie Himmelberg Donna Hulka Chloe Nightingale (who blogged about her patterns here) Jennifer Hagan Lisa Naskrent Annie Modesitt Robyn Chachula (who blogged about the book here) Christina Marie Potter (who blogged about the book here) Jill Wright Sandi Wiseheart Doris Chan Toni Rexroat Myra Wood Megan Granholm (who blogged about her pattern here) Erica Alexander Julie Holetz I n t e r w e av e p r e s e n tâ€¦
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ContactYou can reach me by email. If you prefer the tangible and enjoy delayed gratification (I do), you can reach me by post: Kim Werker P.O. Box 45536 Westside R.P.O. Vancouver, BC V6S 2N5 CANADA Also, you can find me at the following places on these here internets (roughly in order of how much time I spend there): Twitter Flickr CrochetMe.com Tumblr Ravelry GoodReads del.icio.us LinkedIn FriendFeed Myspace

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